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September 25, 1997
21 Years Ago: Shul Searching
Call it shul-searching. Or call it finding the place. For thousands of Los Angeles Jews, the problem is something of a late-summer ritual.
Yamim Noraim
For me, there are only two obstacles when pickingHigh Holy Day Ground Zero. Only Content. Only Context.
The ‘Disappearance’of Ya’acov Schwartz
On Sept. 10, the day Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrived in Israel, the country became preoccupied with another event: the disappearance of Ya\’acov Schwartz.
Princesses Don’t Always Live Happily Ever After
The story of a princess who did not live happilyever after had a familiar subtext. Somewhere in the midst of watchingthe same bashed-in Mercedes Benz again and again, a song played in myhead. It was the song that I had chosen for the first dance at myfirst wedding with my first husband: \”Someone to Watch Over Me.\”Don\’t tell Gloria Steinem.
Honey History
In American Jewish cooking, honey reigns. Good thing: The variousfarmer\’s markets are reliable sources for excellent honeys.
An Open Heart
How close can two people of disparate religiouspractices become? On Shabbat, who knows?
An Uncomfortable Line
Earlier in the week, Irving Moskowitz had stood in that gritty, neglected urban village on the flank of the Mount of Olives, hammering a mezuzah on a door post and telling the world\’s TV cameras that this was where \”we\” are making \”our\” home. Yet the truth was that as soon as he had signed a face-saving deal with the government of Israel, he was on the plane back to Florida in time for Shabbat.
Jewish Values That You Can Dance To
It\’s only in recent decades that \”children\’smusic\” has mushroomed into a separate growth industry, complete withits own concert tours, TV tie-in shows and recognizable stars.
The Champion of Spiritual Maturity
Who is your spiritual hero? Asked this at a recent conference, Irecalled a story from the Talmud.
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